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Melanie and Jack are back November 1st!

Fall is here! I just realized that the last time I posted here
it was summer and THE BEACH TREES had just been released. Where does the time
go?

Thanks to all of my readers who have written to tell me how much they
enjoyed THE BEACH TREES, and thanks also to the terrific booksellers who helped
the book debut at #14 on the New York Times list and kept it there for four
additional weeks!

The big news, of course, is the release of the third
book in the Tradd Street series: THE STRANGERS ON MONTAGU STREET in stores on
November 1st! Check my appearances to see if
I’ll be signing at a store near you, and make sure you enter my contest to win signed copies of the first books in
the series: THE HOUSE ON TRADD STREET and THE GIRL ON LEGARE
STREET.

What’s next? In June 2012 there will be another Southern “grit
lit” novel (details to come), and then in November 2012 will be the re-release
of the revamped sequel to FALLING HOME, AFTER THE RAIN. Hopefully, that will be
enough books to keep us all busy!

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I JUST FINISHED READING BEACH TREES…I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BILOXI, ACTUALLY I AM A FIFTH GENERATION BILOXIAN..VERY PROUD OF IT…AS I READ THE BOOK I THOUGHT YOU HAD TO BE FROM BILOXI AND IT WAS A TRUE STORY. YOU REALLY CAPTURED THE TRUE ESSENT OF BILOXI..FEW PEOPLE DO. THE ACCENTS (SOME OF OUR WORDS ARE PRONOUNCED THE BILOXI WAY) THE THOUGHT PROCESS, THE LOVE OF ALL THE LAND, WAYS AND TRADITION. MOST PEOPLE NEVER GET IT AND THE TRANSPLANTS DON’T CARE TO GET IT. THANK YOU FOR DOING BILOXI PROUD I AM NOW A TRUE BELIEVER IN READING ALL YOUR BOOKS. LOOKING FORWARD TO READING THEM AND TRUELY GLAD TO HAVE FOUND SUCH A GREAT AUTHOR THANK YOU AGAIN. MELODY CARSON

Thanks so much Karen.
Yes, that is a long time to wait !
I don’t know how we’ll stand it… 😉
The characters are so real, we feel as if we know them personally at this point.
I wanted to ask you about your other books.
The first book we read by you was ‘Folley Beach,’ and loved it so much that I ordered all your books.
However, to tell you the truth, I’m kind of reluctant to read some of them.
I know this sounds odd, but stories about abductions and missing children, etc.., scare me.
I really want to read the rest of your books, as I believe you are a wonderful writer – and I’m picky..
Could you tell me if the stories that have a ‘missing person’ theme, are like the everyday crime stories?
I don’t want to read about molesters and evil people as it depresses me too much – too much like the news..
I know this must sound pretty wussie, but I quit watching the news as it is so depressing to hear about all the kidnappings and abductions.
Can you enlighten me on this score?
I love your writing style and imagination!
Alexa

I don’t believe there is anything in any of my books that one would define as a story about abductions or missing children. There might be something alluded to in the background of a character, but that’s not what I write about at all. If you enjoyed ON FOLLY BEACH, then you’ll enjoy my other books, too.

I just started and finished THE STRANGERS ON MONTAGU STREET. The only bad thing is that now I have to wait for the 4th book in the series!! I love love love all your books!! There isn’t one that hasn’t brought tears to my eyes at some point! I absolutly love your work!

Thanks Karen,
we’ll get started on them!
Crystal, I agree 100% !
When Nola was introduced in the last book, I had my doubts as to how the story would end up – would it take away from the existing dynamics?
Instead, she really added to them. I’m not into teenagers that much, but Karen made her so believable and vulnerable (like Melanie), that it really added a neat dimension to the story.
It’s a bummer we have to wait so long for the next book!

Just read The Strangers on Montagu and loved it — best book yet in the series. Thanks for advancing the relationship between Melanie and Jack; I love Melanie’s growing maturity and can’t wait to read the next book!

I just finished reading all 3 of the Tradd Street books. I LOVE the characters and the story! It has everything you could want in a series! I laughed, cried, felt fear, anger, apprehension and joy. I could not put them down! I am really looking forward to the next book. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with the readers.

Karen,
I have a long ride to work and home, but so far the audios have kept me going. Now I don’t want to listen to the radio. I started with House on Tradd St. LOVED it! then went to The girl On Legare St., then Strangers on Montagu St. I went in search of the next book but….. found out I have to wait until Nov 2013 😦 Thanks for putitng me back into book circle!!
Wende

I just read that the 4th book in the series won’t be out until January 2014 and I’m so upset by this! I actually just started rereading The House on Tradd Street because I recently vacationed to Charleston for the first time, and thanks to the books, I felt like I knew so much about the city already! I love Charleston and have been trying to talk my boyfriend into moving there for the past 3 years. After visiting, I think his feelings on the idea are finally moving in the right direction haha 🙂

At least now I know that 4 more books will be out in the meantime, because I have already read all of your other books! Hopefully during that time you’ll be venturing up to Philadelphia for appearances so I can personally thank you for such wonderful books 🙂

A good friend turned me on to your books, and now I CAN’T WAIT for the 4th in the Tradd Street series….I am VERY picky about what I read, I, like so many others, am impossibly busy and don’t have as much time to read as I would like. Once I read The House On Tradd Street I immediately bought the 2nd and 3rd books. Now that I’ve finished Montaqu it will be painful to wait until January 2014 for the next installment….oh well – in the mean time I guess I’ll just have to read all your other books.

I have told everyone I now about the Tradd series and they all love them as much as I do. I just got sone with On Folly Beach… ok HOMERUN !!!! It was great so thanks again. Holding my breath waiting on #4 though. Thanks for all the good reads

On my frequent drives from Charleston to Savannah, I passed the signs for Edisto. I started researching it and LOVED how remote it is and how non-touristy it is—mostly because it’s only in very recent memory that they’ve had the bridge across the river. When I found out about the number of original homes—some in ruins—dating back almost 300 years, I knew I’d found my setting!